A Pregnancy, a Pandemic, and a Pear Tart
When I first discovered I was pregnant, we were deep into a very strange spring.
Hannah Matthews is a librarian, abortion doula, and writer based in Portland, Maine. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Esquire, McSweeney's, SELF, The Lily, BUST, Entropy, and other publications. She tweets at @hannahmsays and cries in public places.
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